Concerning Sally

himself about Sally's goings and comings, which was quite what would have been expected. Indeed, he bothered himself very little about the doings of his family;

have thought that she had her fill of difficult questions. She went to the door and looked out. She saw Charlie playing al

e called, "wh

ly, and shook his head. Mrs.

tree above his head. "And I'm a giraffe in

ittle giraffe," s

iraffe. Not l

nd of scrambling in the tree a

t me, mother

Don't you want to go up to Margaret Savage's and play with her?" This w

for the hundredth time, "I don't.

ness. "Why?" she asked. "I am really curious to know

Sally answered quietly. "I h

and there she stopped. "I should like, Sally,-I should like it very

mother," sai

at your father would

ned. "You can't e

and be with the other chi

k it would be very interesting," she s

ally, dear," she said, "run along and play in

her, dear

, quite happy, to

n' to do, Sal

n't talk," r

r. But I'll turn into a giraffe

mp by the wall, where there are pl

was hungry, Cha

er?" asked Sally

d leaves and things," Charlie wailed.

er pocket some little crackers, which she

h the crackers; and Sally led him int

, somewhat anxiously,

p in the tre

ally, what

began to climb the tree, skillfully. She had got no farther than the lower branches when she stopp

rd?" Charl

that he's got the skele

Charlie returned, very po

izard, Charlie.

ings," Charlie objected. "'Si

sure on this poin

hat it could fly like a bat. It used to fly right up into the coal trees and-and eat the coal that grew on them." Sally w

formation poured into him so rapidly. The silence was but m

al

ed. "What?

ard that father ha

owledged t

haven't got any bones in you.

she did not reply to

lled, "you be a s

at's a-that thing that you sa

alligator-and such things, you know. I guess I'm one. And Char

" returned Ch

worth while to try to

of years ago, that could talk," she said c

nd he subsided and returned to the eating of crackers, of

; an unbroken prospect of treetops, except for a swamp

d there was no sign of her presence; and Charlie had come to the end of his cr

oice, but a very pleasant one. "As I'm a l

were twinkling over the wall and through the gap in the trees. Charlie

"I was rather hasty, but it looked like a pony,

t had been suggested, he yearned to be a fierce bull. He

the young man. "C

e shook his head

't be, for hyenas eat-" He put his hand to his forehead and seemed to

. "I'm aren't a giraf

rms far apart, and he looked as much like a s

xploded in a series of chuckles so sudden and s

for a hold on the top stones; then the head of a very pretty little girl followed, until her

the tree. "Hello!" he exclaimed. "If ther

e person addressed. "Yes," he rep

ng saw-horse! What a lot of saw-horses you

ie importantly, "

could get that flying one to come down where we can see it? Do you know, I ne

unless she wants to

om her fit of chuckling. She leaned fa

From the top of the tree you can't see anything but treetops and swamps. It's millions of years ago, you know. And father's got the skeleton of this very lizard up in his room, and he

"and I should suppose that it must be rather in

"That is-father only told me

guess you must be Profes

e. That is, I am, and thi

orse. You, I suppose, were a

ands and gave a lit

, "is my small sister, Henrietta Sanderson, who would be happy to be any kind of a beas

too. Would Henrietta like to come over th

vitation include her brother? I'm Fox Sande

ay," said Sally; "and, if

n the top of the wall and vaulted ligh

safely on the right side, "he

's hand. "Fox tells lovel

sked Sally.

thing that you ask hi

Sally asked eagerl

aid it's just a little too cold for you youngsters to sit sti

he never had had such a good time in all her life. Fox Sander

"he had me be a gynesaurus and Henriett

girl!" she cried softly. "My dear little girl! A gyne

n't mind, do you think? And your head can't be hu